Intercultural Sourcebook: Cross Cultural Training Methods

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This comprehensive book examines both the principal methods used in cross-cultural training and a selection of techniques and instructional devices. Six methods are examined in twenty articles: roleplays, contrast-culture training, simulation games, critical incidents, the culture assimilator, and case studies. In each, a lead article traces the development and use of the particular method; several articles then offer specific applications. Intercultural Sourcebook provides both a framework for conceptualizing the training methods covered and guidelines for applying them in one's own work. Each article is written by an experienced trainer; in fact, the author list comprises a "who's who" in the field. Thorough, practical and enlightening, this book will define the field for years to come. "The Intercultural Sourcebook was worth waiting for. The clarity of its presentation, the scope of its coverage, and its bringing together some of the most experienced in the field offers us the most